Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

W3 PROMPT # 183....TAN-KU


a harsh dry beauty
storm clouds rumble in the sky
black and threatening

we do need the rain
it's droughts or flooding rains here
in the wide brown land
no not for the faint hearted
yep you've got to cop it sweet

11 comments:

  1. The images in your poem are wonderful, Rall!

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  2. Rall, your poem beautifully conveys the complex relationship between the environment and human endurance🙌

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  3. The contrast are well placed. I like this.

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  4. That was Selma Martin— selmamartin.com 🙇🏻‍♀️

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  5. is it the clouds, the land or a narrator speaking the last line, or all of them?

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  6. Love the combination of physical and written images. Very striking.

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  7. The weather is quite unpredictable these days.

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  8. I love that tough, grounded voice here, Rall. It really captures the no-nonsense resilience of living on that “wide brown land.”

    Much love,
    David
    SkepticsKaddish.com

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  9. Hi, Rall❣️

    Just wanna let you know that this week's W3, hosted by our beloved Marion Horton, is now live:

    W3

    Much love,
    David
    SkepticsKaddish.com

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